Storage risks

Our Experts Answer:

The landlord has a duty to provide a safe property for the tenant. If he considers that the level of storage constitutes a danger to the tenant’s health and safety, he is entitled (indeed required) to mention it to the tenant. You haven’t said which room you have been asked to remove items from. Is it your bedroom or the spare room?

Other factors come into play to decide whether the boxes of possessions constitute a fire risk. How full is the room? Is anybody inclined to smoke in the house? What type of heating is there? How often is the room accessed by you or other people? I suggest you talk to the landlord and ask for clarification as to why the storage constitutes a fire risk.